MORTON’S Dougie Imrie last night accused Dundee of disrespect after Dens chief Scot Gardiner had branded them a pub team.

Attacker Imrie was mortified after Saturday’s humiliating 10-2 hammering by Hamilton, a result which almost ripped the Championship title away from the Dens Park side.

But Imrie has been left raging by comments from Tayside, with chief executive Gardiner claiming it was a pub score and boss Paul Hartley suggesting such results don’t even happen in amateur football. Hartley’s side started the day two points and eight goals clear of nearest challengers Accies.

That meant a draw against Dumbarton would almost certainly have been enough to win them promotion but the goal advantage was wiped out by the unbelievable events at New Douglas Park.

Dundee won 2-1 to see the job through but Gardiner said: “Ten-two was a ridiculous score. Our result was probably what I thought it would be before the game but you can’t take into consideration the ridiculous goings-on at Hamilton.

“We knew about the scoreline. One of our players, Kevin McBride, was told by a Dumbarton player it was 7-1 and he told him to f*** off.

“Our players had no idea. It was worrying in the last few minutes, terrifying.

“We needed Kyle Letheren to pull off a Gordon Banks save at the end. Had he not done that we would have lost the league to a pub score.

“Other people are going to be asking questions about how they got a score like that.

“Thankfully our win meant we finished with more points than anyone else because, if it had gone to goal difference, there would have been a lot of people asking questions.

“It is bizarre and there is no one in the game who can say it’s not bizarre.”

Imrie, however, was not happy at the remarks.

The attacker, who scored both of his team’s goals in the game, said: “People can say what they want but nothing went right for us.

“We weren’t a bad side when we beat Dundee 1-0 two weeks ago then drew with Falkirk.

“It wasn’t acceptable at Hamilton. We hold our hands up. We don’t need to be told.

“I’ve never been in a game with a scoreline like that and it was absolutely horrible.

“Opinions are fine but for people to talk about pub scores is disrespectful. To brand us amateur is below the belt.”